A tribute to Caroline Benn : education and democracy

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A tribute to Caroline Benn : education and democracy

edited by Melissa Benn and Clyde Chitty

Continuum, c2004

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-266) and index

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This collection of essays focuses on the big issues in education. Many were embraced by Caroline Benn herself during her long and active life, such as the concept of inclusion, the campaign for comprehensive education, the need to fight for educational reform alongside social justice and equality, and a rejection of all attempts to pin harmful and outdated ability labels on children. Ultimately, this collection celebrates the life and work of Caroline Benn who died in November 2002. It has the full support of Tony Benn and he is keen to promote the book in any way he can.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1. The tradition of Caroline Benn
  • - Including essays by Tony Benn and Melissa Benn
  • - Jane Challice, Sixties idealism and life at Holland Park School
  • - The Hillcote Group of Radical Left Educators, 1989 -- 2000
  • Part 2. Primary education
  • - Michael Armstrong, The changing primary school
  • - Ros George, Equality and inclusion and the primary school curriculum
  • Part 3. Comprehensive education
  • - Roy Hattersley, The case against selection
  • - Janet Holland, Youth transitions
  • - Max Morris, Comprehensive success story
  • - Jenny Thewlis, What happened to the comprehensive ideal of inclusion for all? - Sally Tomlinson, Comprehensive success and the bog-standard government
  • - Geoff Whitty, Comprehensive education in a new climate
  • Part 4. Post-compulsory education
  • - Pat Ainley, Caroline Benn's radical solution for higher education
  • - Glenn Rikowski, The privatization of education
  • - The future of further education
  • Part 5. General education issues
  • - Clyde Chitty, Eugenicist theories and concepts of ability
  • - John Clay, Promoting race equality in schools
  • - Chris Searle, Asylum seekers and refugee children
  • - Mike Cole, When will we ever learn? - Andy Green, International education perspectives
  • - Maurice Plaskow, The process curriculum

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